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July 19, 2016

Quick & Easy Plant-Based Stir Fry + $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

If you are looking for a quick & easy, plant-based wholesome meal, look no further: I have a plant-based stir-fry recipe for you today!
Any meatless eater will tell you that the most common question they receive from carnivores is, BUT WHAT DO YOU EAT?!I have been asked this question for the last four and half years, whenever it is learned that I changed the way I eat to follow a meatless diet.Half of the people who ask the what do you eat question asks it in a condescending way, and the other half are honestly curious because they have considered cutting back on animal proteins but aren’t sure how to incorporate more plant-based meals into their diet.

After briefly explaining to the questioners that my diet is probably more diverse now as a meatless eater than before making the diet switch, I jump to discussing how quick and easy it is to prepare wholesome plant-based meals.

As a meatless eater, advanced meal prep is rarely necessary. There’s no need for defrosting meats or worrying about cooking to proper temperatures.

The beauty of plant-based meals not only involves incorporating nutrient dense whole foods rich in vitamins, minerals, complex carbs and proteins but doing so in a matter of minutes.

I like to keep these ingredient staples in my kitchen at all times because I can rely on combining them quickly to create a wholesome, satisfying meal:

With Success® Whole Grain Brown Rice, you can enjoy the same taste and similar nutritional benefits of long cooking brown rice, but in ¼ the cooking time. I just pop a bag in a microwave safe bowl filled with water and microwave it for ten minutes as I get my chickpeas and avocado ready on a plate.

My son, who is NOT a meatless eater, loves Success Rice so quite often I make a bag of the rice to use for both of our meals. It’s great when we can share meal ingredients even though he is a carnivore and I am a meatless eater.

This plant-based recipe is a terrific source of complex carbohydrates, perfect for us runners. Success® White and Brown Rice are complex carbohydrates, gluten-free, cholesterol free and sodium free. Additionally, Success Brown Rice is 100% Whole Grain. Success Rice does not contain additives or preservatives and is non-GMO too!

We need complex carbohydrates to fuel our muscles, which is something that was lacking in my diet before becoming a meatless eater. I was so focused on proteins that adding brown rice to my plate was an afterthought, often neglected if I want to be honest.

As soon as I started building my meals around plant-based sources and including complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes and brown rice, I saw an immediate positive difference in my running ability. My muscles had the energy to move and recover in order to move again.

This plant-based meal is also a complete source of protein, which is very important to know about as a meatless eater. Complete sources of protein include all 9 essential amino acids, which is often hard to achieve through plant-based proteins alone.

Our bodies cannot produce the essential amino acids (as it can the non-essential) so it’s really important we consume these complete proteins on a regular basis to aid our muscles in building and repair.

By combining the organic chickpeas with Success Whole Grain Brown Rice, all 9 essential amino acids are achieved. While they say it’s okay to not have all 9 essential amino acids combined in one meal and that they can be broken up throughout the day to receive the same benefits, I think it’s awesome when we can achieve them in one delicious dish!

What’s your favorite quick and easy meal? Tell me about it in the comments to be entered for the chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card!

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I love making stir fry- its definitely a quick and easy meal! I do usually add meat and thats definitely the hardest part because it takes the longest to cook.Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine recently posted…Back to Running: Weekly Recap

This meal looks yummy. My go to east meal is stir fry! Whether its all the veggies, teriyaki sauce and chicken or ground turkey, veggies and sweet potato on the side! I love making something in one pan!

Favorite fast meal has got to be eggs! Throw some veggies, potatoes, cheese or turkey bacon in the pan and it makes me feel like I’m really cooking even though it’s quick and easy 🙂Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl recently posted…Weekly Workouts and Updates 7/11-7/17

My favorite easy meal is grass fed ground beef, throw in a bag of frozen brussel sprouts and a bag of frozen spinach. Then I pour on any of the Saffron Road sauce mixes and let it stew for 2 minutes. My kids LOVE every single flavor!!!Kinzie recently posted…Arkansas

As long as I have a pot of rice cooked up, it’s not too hard to get a good meal in. Burrito bowl are my go-to, but I love a good stir fry.Amanda @ .running with spoons. recently posted…WIAW… switching things up (kind of)

My favorite quick and easy meal is cereal. Haha, just kidding. Actually I make a big one pot stir-fry. I get frozen veggies, pre-cooked chicken sausage, and anything else I want to use up (potatoes? fruit? etc.) and cook it all up in a pot with salt and pepper. Voila, dinner is served! Can serve with tortillas or rice if it is a more plain meat and veggies mix.

Stir Frys and Burrito bowls are always my favorite quick meals. AND they both involve rice. When I first started cooking brown rice I always burned it until I learned how hot my stove was and the best cooking time, lol.Patricia @Sweet and Strong recently posted…Spicy Jalapeno Margaritas

Hmmm…I have a few in my repertoire – necessary for throwing together post baseball! My husband’s fav – I take frozen salmon, quickly thaw, marinate it in Soyvay and then broil for 12 minutes. I put it on top of white, brown or a 90 second pouch quinoa/brown rice blend (Success rice would come in handy here!) and steamed broccoli or sugar snap peas. Super easy!

Wow, this looks so delicious!!! I might have a new favorite! 🙂 One of my fav easy recipes is just throwing a bunch of ingredients in the crock pot and letting them cook all day long 🙂 Easy pot roast or yummy nacho dip! 🙂

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